The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-06-05
GUARDING TIE NAILS.
swindiers Must be SHARP who would Escape
the Post Once Inspectors.


From n, tti,d ob,errer.
In n recent conversation with a veteran
Post Office Inspector I learned some very in
tercsting things about tho guarding Of the
United States malls.
tor. was in, "A, country office in Pennsylvania.
Letters had been stolen on certain hacS
and kopt close, watch Of ali tho offices. At
man snf who O Was noted for Eis Gonesiy His
deputy, was his 1s-year-old daughter, = beau.
rich farmer ri in tho neiskborhood., NY sus;
PicIons were fastened upon this girI: WAITED
from home. At length they left, town for tho
day. md tho office vas IN tho hands OF the the
bag just before Il came into tie ofes and ex;
aEmin,ng tho mail aierit loft the o ~, found and
was aad e sSsept tSe fair aepay
istepPed behind the cases, and said IN q deep.
want tho letter which you took from the
ashe went into violent a. Of mysteries, She
@ lSas RsI q shs
neck, she rite0usly besought me: -,
d %ont a send 70 p sate prison will
.. That will depend upon whether you will
tell me everything about this case said L.
I'll tell you everything. ! have taken the
blame and end Ills heart Will be- broksn eonidn
get anything decent to wear and ! thought l
mister, you won't send me to State prison, will
your am engaged to DO married. Oh, dear
,oS bs %h ,Sa sha WdG DO tho best could
and perhaps 1t might be fixed up without her
gong to p .is b., ,s u,,o ro.,rroa
they immediately saw that something had
happened. They at first believed that | had
Injured their daughter In some way. and we're
VI: This man Is, the best man that ever lived.
He has saved mo-
THAT was moro unintelligible than eyer to
the. old people. But at length all was explained
and understood. Under the circumstances
good that would come of 1t, and much evil. I
made the old gentleman promise, that she
months later she was married. and now IS the
mother of several children and Is much re-
sp,ected in the neighborhood.
was that Of a country editor"
Relate It." said l, still Interested.
We'll. there was some circulars put In my
hand which read as follows:
GREESBAcks! GRKxSBAcKsi
u ss'f 9 e: 70!
II saw Immediately that the, circular was
printed In country office: and knew that
knew this printer Well and had not the. least
sHspcon that he had anything to do Ytth get
as felt sure he might DO able to help on the
showing him the circular. incurred:
FIT ts You onf how That tSs SAID the editor
visbly confused. That was all joke
Please explain tho joke. said I.
"'Well. now, lot mo. say that no one hates
counterfgiters SO badly as do. simply de-
test ANYTHING Of the kind; don't think there
either / wouldn't lie for anything in the
eided to send them out and see II lie, couldn't
counterfeiters.'
Is it n1ons ,hs st bao seR
:" We'll, iii tell you about that. AS said be-
fore. hate lying. Now. my initials are ]; A.,
and my first two names are John Adams. You
see that was no lie. When got the money
expected to send them some good advice:
dollar and intended to send them dollars
worth So you see 1t was all a joke. You can
keep II. all quiet IL you have q mind TO. can't
you? You won't make any scandal, will you ?
this joke before the District Attorney He
may consider 1t Of no consequence and dismiss
1t. but can do nothing less
Tho editor was a leading church member
and was considered one Of the big men Of the
He Rd the two
Tho editor was indicted for defrauding
through the mills. but finally escaped the penl-
Tertiary. and is still publishing his paper"